In 1866, John Sherman Green was born in Wisconsin, the son of Jonathan Heskitt Green and Lucinda Rouse. When he was about 13 years old the family left Wisconsin and moved to Southern California where they became involved in tree fruit farming.
John married twice in his life. First, on May 1, 1887, he married Huldah T. Franklin, the daughter of James Monroe and Fornelia M. (Birdsall) Franklin, in San Bernardino, California. They made their home in Riverside, California, and had two children:
Edna "Addie" Green (1888–1909)
James Heskitt Green (1890–1913)
John and Hulda divorced on June 16, 1895.
John married his second wife, Sarah L. (Driggers) Overhulser, the daughter of John Jefferson and Margaret Angeline (Chipman) Driggers, on December 13, 1897. Sarah was also divorced and had several children. They had no children of their own.
John was 52 years old when America joined World War I. He joined the U.S. Army and served in Company A, of the Army's 412th Reserves at Camp Travis, Texas.
John worked as a farmer and teamster to support his families.
He died at 58 years of age on April 23, 1925 in San Bernardino, California, while Sarah lived on and married a third husband in about 1927.
John's body is buried in the Mountain View Cemetery in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, along with his son, James.
From Find A Grave [1] :
Obituary from the San Bernardino County Sun, April 24, 1925:
John Sherman Green, 58 years old, native of Wisconsin, rancher and resident of San Bernardino vicinity the last 27 years, died at 10 o'clock last night in the home of his step-daughter, Mrs. Leland McIntosh, 945 Mayfield Avenue. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Sarah Driggers Green; five brothers, William Green, of San Bernardino; Harry and Frank Green, of Lindsay; Charles Green, of Colton; Norton Green, of Norwalk; two sisters, Mrs. George Knapp, of San Bernardino; Mrs. Hilda Codd, of Long Beach; one step-son, James Overhulser, of San Bernardino, and one step-daughter. Mr. Green came to California 46 years ago.
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